International Environmental Law, Fourth Edition
Martinus Nijhoff (Verlag)
9789004178458 (ISBN)
Dinah Shelton’s International Environmental Law provides a comprehensive and updated analysis of international environmental frameworks, offering insights into the triple planetary crisis—climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. This edition further develops the intersection of environmental law with human rights, trade, and other international legal fields, while examining the role of global institutions, treaties, and customary law in addressing today’s most pressing environmental issues. The book provides an essential guide to the legal frameworks that underpin efforts to protect the environment and ensure sustainable development in the 21st century.
Dinah Shelton, Manatt/Ahn professor of international law (emerita) at George Washington University Law School, is a leading authority on international law and a prize-winning author. She has been a consultant on human rights to the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and the European community and served as Commissioner of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Makane Moïse Mbengue, Ph.D., University of Geneva, is a Professor of International Law at the same university and a Visiting Professor at Sciences Po Paris. He has authored many publications in general international law, including international environmental law, with the most recent being A Multifaceted Approach to Trade Liberalisation and Investment Protection in the Energy Sector (Brill, 2021). Elena Cima, Ph.D., Geneva Graduate Institute, is a Senior Lecturer in International Environmental and Economic Law at the University of Geneva. She has published in peer-review journals and has authored and edited several publications in international environmental and economic law, with the most recent being her monograph From Exception to Promotion: Re-Thinking the Relationship between Trade and Environmental Law (Brill, 2022). Brian McGarry, Ph.D., University of Geneva, is an Assistant Professor of Public International Law at Leiden University, Visiting Professor of International Environmental Law and Policy at Vermont Law School, and formerly Lecturer and Senior Researcher at the Geneva Graduate Institute and Visiting Professor at Sciences Po Paris. He practices as Counsel and Advocate in strategic litigation focused on environmental protection.
Authors’ Preface
List of Abbreviations
Chronological Table of Treaties and Other International Instruments
European Union Law
Table of Cases
Introduction
PART 1: Structure and Basic Concepts
1 Foundations of International Environmental Law
2 Origin and Evolution of International Environmental Law
3 The Sources of International Environmental Law
4 Customary International Law and Environmental Principles
5 International Institutions and Actors
6 Implementing International Environmental Law: Techniques and Procedures
7 Compliance and Dispute Settlement
PART 2: Sectoral and Trans-Sectoral Regulation<
8 Protection of Biological Diversity
9 Soil
10 Fresh Waters
11 Protection of the Marine Environment
12 Atmosphere and Climate
13 Regulating Threats to the Environment
PART 3: Inclusive Environmental Protection<
14 Integrated Environmental Protection
15 Human Rights and the Environment
16 Environmental Protection and Military Activities
17 Environmental Protection and Economic Activities
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.09.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | International Environmental Law ; 22 |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 2114 g |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht |
| Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Umweltrecht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Völkerrecht | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-13 | 9789004178458 / 9789004178458 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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